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Clayton County Fair auction totals $184,619

Submitted by admin on Thu, 08/15/2013 - 15:07

Clayton County 4-H and FFA members sold a total of $184,619 worth of livestock at the county fair auction on Monday, August 5, 2013, according to Rita Severson, Clayton County Extension Bookkeeper/Office Point of Contact. The sale was under the direction of auctioneers, Jerry Maker, Strawberry Point; Jim Funk, Guttenberg, Chad Gillizer, Monona and Mike Monroe, Postville.

The average price of 76 head of market beeves was $1.37 per pound. There were 95 head of swine sold for an average price of $1.43 per pound. 11 head of lambs sold with an average price of $1.76 per pound and 15 head of meat goats with an average price of $1.59 per pound.

The top selling market beef was the Grand Champion sold by Jacob Wessel, Colesburg for $1.75 per pound totaling $2,374.75 to SilverEdge Coopertive, Edgewood. The Dairy Grand Champion was sold by Alissa Rose, Postville for $1.70 per pound totaling $2,378.30 and was purchased by Luana Savings Bank. The Rate-of-Gain Champion exhibited by Morgan Taake, Elkader sold for $1.34 per pound to Watters Farm, Peosta. The Reserve Grand Champion Dairy Steer/Dairy Steer Rate of Gain sold by Shana Hilgerson, Elkader was purchased by FreedomBank for $1.40 per pound. The Reserve Grand Champion Steer was purchased by FreedomBank, for $1.35 per pound and was exhibited by McKenzie Kenkel, Elkader. The market beef buyers and sellers included:

The top selling swine was sold by Hanna VonHandorf, Guttenberg for $2.25 per pound and sold to Joyce Thurn, Edgewood. The Champion Derby Pen was purchased by Luana Savings Bank & Innovative Energy for $1.15 per pound. This pen was sold by Kaitlin Orr, Elgin. Kennie Orr sold his Champion Non Derby Pen to Central State Bank, Elkader for $1.35 per pound. Res. Champion Derby Pen was sold by Joseph Boehm, Elgin for $.85 per pound to Innovative Energy; $.90 per pound to Clayton County 4H Foundation and Gaul Ag Services, Strawberry Point. The Res. Champion Non Derby Pen was sold to Edgewood Auto and Silver Edge Cooperative for $1.45 per pound and Kuhlman Quarry, Colesburg for $.120 per pound and sold by Nick Bockenstedt, Strawberry Point. The average price for swine was $1.43 per pound. The swine buyers and sellers included:

The high price paid for lambs was $2.50 per pound. These lambs were sold by Kayla Gruber, Strawberry Point and were purchased by Innovative Energy, Dubuque. The average price paid for lambs was $1.73 per pound. Lamb buyers and sellers include:

The high price paid for meat goats was $2.30 per pound. These meat goats were sold/purchased by the following: Alyssa Kirby, Strawberry Point and were purchased by Innovative Energy, Dubuque. Meat goat buyers and sellers include:

Innovative Energy, Dubuque
Kayla Gruber, Strawberry Point 1 head

A+ Distributing, Strawberry Point
Callan Willie, Strawberry Point 1 head

In addition to the beeves, hogs, and lambs, the exhibitors also sold small animals at the county fair auction. The highest price paid was a tie of $165.00 for three rabbits sold by Megan Nemechek and three rabbits sold by Ashley Nemechek both were purchased by the Central State Bank, Elkader. Other small animal buyers and sellers included: